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Michael I. Walden
CLOVER, S.C. — Michael James Ivey Walden, infant, died May 8, 2000, at Mary Black Hospital, Spartanburg, S.C.
SURVIVORS: Mother, Cynthia Lynn Ivey, Wellford, S.C.; father, Thomas Leroy Walden, Clover; maternal grandparents, Edward Ivey, Spartanburg, Teresa Ivey, Clover; paternal grandparents, Michael and Reneé Walden, Vicky Hill Walden, Clover; maternal great-grandparents, Eva and Jimmy Barker, Gastonia, Bobby Ivey, York, S.C.; paternal great-grandparents, Leroy and Lena Walden, Thomas Hill Sr., Clover; maternal great-great-grandmother, Geneva Mason, Clover
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday, M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Rev. Tommy Hope
BURIAL: Lakeview Memory Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, funeral home
CURLY BEAVER
DALLAS — Curly Beaver, 77, 205 S. Pine St., died May 8, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Suit, N.C., son of the late Auzie C. and Norma Stiles Beaver, brother of the late Ralph Beaver and Marie Rowland, served as chief engineer.
SURVIVORS: Wife of 59 years, Neva S. Beaver; sons and daughters-in-law, Rickey and Sobey Beaver, Dennis and Lynne Beaver, Dallas, Larry and Ann Beaver, Gastonia; daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Jake Underwood, Lancaster, S.C., Teresa and Ricky Goodwin, Dallas; brothers, Luther, Lloyd and Clyde Beaver, Gastonia; sisters, Irene Pennington, May Connor, Gastonia; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Thursday, McLean Funeral Directors, Gastonia, Rev. Ken Faulkenberry
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
VISITATION: Two hours prior to service, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Ricky Goodwin, Kenny McAteer, Roger Nix, George Smith, Ricky Smith, Jake Underwood
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia 28053
SARA G. MOORE
SHELBY — Sara Lucille Gordon Moore, 81, 145 Valentine Drive, died May 9, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late John Robert and Minnie Pearl Huffsteler Gordon, wife of the late Wesley D. Moore, mother of the late George Robert "Bob" Moore, sister of the late Ethel Mae Calvert, retired from Motel Management in Cherry Grove, S.C., member of Bethel Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Daughter and son-in-law, Billie Ann and Russell Hoyle, Shelby; daughter-in-law, Louise Moore, Martin, Ga.; sisters, Virginia Hale, Grover, Edith Cobb, Peggy Guin, Shelby; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Thursday, Bethel Baptist Church, Drs. Pat Correll, James Richardson
BURIAL: Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: 7-8:30 tonight, Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home, other times at the home of Billie Hoyle, 143 Valentine Drive, Shelby
ALICE B. RHYNE
YORK, S.C. — Alice Beaty Rhyne, 97, White Oak Manor, formerly of Lloyd White Road, Clover, S.C., died May 9, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Gaston County, daughter of the late John and Christina Ewing Beaty, wife of the late Leonard Rhyne, mother of the late Luther and John O. Rhyne, homemaker, member of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Mount Holly
SURVIVORS: Daughters and sons-in-law, Elizabeth and Marshall Barnes, Gastonia, Mary Jane and Andy McCarter, Bonnie R. Sanford, Clover; sons and daughters-in-law, Samuel A. and Sara Rhyne, Clover, Lawrence and Martha Rhyne, York; daughter-in-law, Janet Rhyne, Mount Holly; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday, Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Revs. Kenneth Langsdorf, Cyrus Frazier
BURIAL: Pineview Cemetery
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Mount Holly
MEMORIALS: Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 110 S. Main St., Mount Holly 28120
LUCY F. WILLIAMSON
SHELBY — Lucy Falls Williamson, 98, Cleveland Pines Nursing Center, died May 8, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Alfred and Lula Falls, wife of the late John H. Williamson, mother of the late Dan E. Williamson, sister of two late brothers and three late sisters, teacher and homemaker, member of Double Springs Baptist Church
SURVIVORS: Sons, Donald E., Alfred H. and John Williamson Jr., Shelby; daughter, Frieda W. Jackson, Taylorsville; brother, Bob Falls, Shelby; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today, Cleveland Funeral Services Chapel, Rev. Eddie Brackett
VISITATION: One hour prior to service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Double Springs Baptist Church, 1130 Double Springs Church Road, Shelby 28150 or donor’s choice
JAMES P. JOHNSTON
DENVER — James Paul Johnston, 73, 8233 Camelia Lane, died May 8, 2000, at home.
He was a son of the late Roy and Elizabeth Price Johnston, commercial building engineer, Navy veteran of World War II, lifetime member of the VFW.
SURVIVORS: Sons, Ron Johnston, Denver, James L. Johnston, Charlotte; sister, Donna Coffey, Navarre, Ohio; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
FUNERAL: 8 p.m. Thursday, Warlick Funeral Home, Rev. Karen Moore
VISITATION: One hour prior to service, funeral home
MEMORIALS: Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar St., Lincolnton 28092
Willie Clark
SHELBY — Willie Clark, 81, 606 Poplar St., died May 5, 2000, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
He was a son of the late Will Henderson and Laney Clark, brother of the late Irene Hampton, Clara Clark and Juanita Petty, retired from Bridges Barbecue Lodge after 17 years of service.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Juanita Hoyle Clark; daughter, Benita Geneva Tidwell, Orange, N.J.; sons and daughters-in-law, Cephus Clark, Wilbert and Teresa Clark, Wendell and Geraldine Clark, Shelby; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; family and friends
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Philadelphia Methodist Church, Lawndale, Rev. Roger Hunter
BURIAL: Church cemetery
VISITATION: 30 minutes prior to service, other times at the home
ARRANGEMENTS: Withrow’s Funeral Home, Kings Mountain
RUSSELL N. DEESE
GASTONIA — Russell N. Deese, 66, 609 Pinhook Loop Road, died May 4, 2000, at home.
He was a native of Roberson County, retired from Pharr Yarns, McAdenville, after 31 years of service, employed by Wilson Tree Service, Sumter, S.C., for 20 years.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Pansy Gibson Deese; daughter and son-in-law, Margie and Keith MacKnight, Pleasant Shade, Tenn.; son and daughter-in-law, Russell A. and Kathy Deese, Liberty, Tenn.; daughter and son-in-law, Priscilla and Nick Boothby, Leasburg; daughter, Norma Jo Olsen, Scottsburg, Ind.; daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Jim Boyle, Liberty; daughter and son-in-law, Kimby and Jamey Page, N. Wilkesboro; daughter, Lisa Bryson, Gastonia; sons, Ronald W. Deese, Pelion, S.C., Eddie Poole, Gastonia; 18 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers, Bracy, Willie, Mike and Billy Deese, Canton, Richard Deese, Nashville, Tenn.; sister, Katie Kinnunen, Knoxville, Tenn.; aunt, Lila Haywood, Kentucky
FUNERAL: Held Saturday, Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, Rev. Gary Berry
BURIAL: Gaston Memorial Park
MEMORIALS: Gaston Home Health Care, Gastonia
Hessie A. Conner
BELMONT — Hessie Arrowood Conner, 93, 106 Apricot St., died May 6, 2000, at home.
She was a native of Rutherford County, daughter of the late Jerry and Sarah Rumfelt Arrowood, wife of the late Tom Conner, mother of the late Charles Conner, Helen Williams and Dobber Paxton, sister of the late Sam, Clyde, Fletcher, Golden, Munn and Mattie Arrowood and Lilly Mace, retired from Stowe Mills, member of Sharon Free Will Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: Son and daughter-in-law, Fletcher and Hazel Conner, Belmont; daughters and sons-in-law, Bunt and Ben Williams, Belmont, Macie O’Donahue, Addie Sue and Bill Martin, Springwood, Jannie and Larry Owens, Gastonia, Joanne Ingle, Bahama; son-in-law, Jim Paxton, Mount Holly; daughter-in-law, Pearl Conner, Belmont; sisters, Zuna Collins, Shelby, Alice Hoffman, North Belmont; 148 grand, great-grand and great-great-grandchildren; special friends Nancy Correll, Mandi Broome, Elaine Lawing
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday, Sharon Free Will Baptist Church, Rev. Odell Cook
BURIAL: Hillcrest Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, Carothers Funeral Home, Belmont; other times at home of Fletcher and Hazel Conner, 104 Apricot St., Belmont
MEMORIALS: Sharon Free Will Baptist Church, 410 Reece St., Gastonia 28056
Ronald K. Carpenter
BESSEMER CITY — Ronald K. Carpenter, 45, 112 Stinnett Drive, died May 5, 2000, at Gaston Memorial Hospital, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle wreck.
He was a native of Gaston County, son of the late Grafton Carpenter.
SURVIVORS: Wife, Barbara Dills Carpenter; son, Steven Carpenter, Bessemer City; daughters, Christina Dills, Kings Mountain, Jerrie Carpenter, Bessemer City, Tracy Costner, Gastonia; mother, Virginia Milling Carpenter, Bessemer City; brothers, Jerry Carpenter, Stanley, Jimmy Carpenter, Gastonia, Wayne Carpenter, Bessemer City, Mike Carpenter, Clover, S.C.; grandchild, Christopher Scott Dills
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday, Greene Funeral Service, Westside Chapel, Revs. Larry Laws, Ray England, Paul Rhyne
BURIAL: Westview Gardens
VISITATION: 7-9 tonight, funeral home
PALLBEARERS: Travis Costner, Junior Moses, Scott Tindall, Craig Tackett, Randy and Rick Wooten
